PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Tessier (ranked 3749 p4p, 403 weight class) and Kemen Etxeberria (ranked 5014 p4p, 497 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tessier
vs
Etxeberria

185 cm
27
155 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

180 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Red Light Coffeeshop

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nicholas Tessier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kemen Etxeberria!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Etxeberria clinches.
Tessier really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tessier tries to break the clinch but Etxeberria is controlling the position.
Etxeberria prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tessier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Etxeberria blocks an uppercut.
Etxeberria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Etxeberria misses with a knee strike.
Etxeberria connects with a knee to the head.
Tessier pushes Etxeberria back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Etxeberria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tessier blocks it with crossed arms.
Tessier lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Etxeberria working Tessier over with knees to the body.
Etxeberria pushes Tessier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tessier is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Etxeberria to keep the fight standing.
Tessier misses with a body punch.
Etxeberria using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tessier can't find room to land a body shot as Etxeberria controls the action.
Etxeberria lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessier takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tessier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Etxeberria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Etxeberria.
Good body shot from Etxeberria.
Etxeberria lands a knee to the body.
Etxeberria lands a knee to the body.
Tessier lands a shoulder strike.
Etxeberria works on Tessier's body with a couple of short punches.
Etxeberria misses with a knee strike.
Etxeberria lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Etxeberria lands a knee to the body.
Etxeberria makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tessier takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tessier can't find room to land a body shot as Etxeberria controls the action.
Etxeberria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A hook to the body from Etxeberria.
Etxeberria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tessier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Etxeberria's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Etxeberria scores with a nice short uppercut.
Etxeberria misses with a knee strike.
Etxeberria unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tessier lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tessier takes a knee right on the jaw!
A body shot lands from Etxeberria.
Etxeberria lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tessier takes a shot to the head.
Etxeberria missing with knees to the body.
Tessier misses with a punch to the body.
Etxeberria lands a nice knee to the body.
Tessier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Etxeberria scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tessier misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tessier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Tessier's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tessier definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria lands a knee to the body.
Tessier is breathing heavily.
Etxeberria tries a knee to the head but Tessier blocks it.
Etxeberria lands a knee to the head.
Etxeberria with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Etxeberria blocks an uppercut.
Etxeberria tries a knee to the head but Tessier blocks it.
Etxeberria landing knees to the head.
Etxeberria lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tessier backwards.
Tessier tries to throw a body punch but Etxeberria avoids it by throwing Tessier back against the cage.
Tessier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Etxeberria lands a body punch.
Etxeberria lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Etxeberria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tessier swings wildly with an uppercut but Etxeberria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Etxeberria with a knee to the head.
Etxeberria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tessier has a couple of punches blocked by Etxeberria.
Etxeberria landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tessier struggles to land a body shot inside as Etxeberria controls his hands.
Tessier is trying to pull guard but Etxeberria turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicholas Tessier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Etxeberria connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tessier's face.
Etxeberria utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Etxeberria.
Etxeberria is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Etxeberria with a knee to the head.
Etxeberria scores a nice knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Etxeberria scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Etxeberria connects with a knee to the head.

Tessier is rocked!
Tessier takes a knee to the side of the body.
Etxeberria lands a body punch in the clinch.
Etxeberria lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kemen Etxeberria dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Etxeberria ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tessier throws a body shot but no joy.
Etxeberria connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tessier momentarily.
Oh Tessier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tessier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tessier seems to have got his legs back now.
Etxeberria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tessier throws out the jab.

Etxeberria closes the distance and clinches.
Etxeberria unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tessier lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Etxeberria tries a knee to the head but Tessier blocks it.
Tessier throws a punch but it's blocked by Etxeberria.
Etxeberria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tessier backwards.
Etxeberria keeps control of Tessier as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Etxeberria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Etxeberria with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Etxeberria throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Etxeberria lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Etxeberria.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Etxeberria.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Etxeberria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tessier blocks it with crossed arms.
Etxeberria is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Etxeberria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Etxeberria lands a good knee to the midsection. Tessier won't want to take too many of those.
Tessier has a couple of punches blocked by Etxeberria.
Tessier swings wildly with an uppercut but Etxeberria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Etxeberria scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tessier tries to throw a body punch but Etxeberria avoids it by throwing Tessier back against the cage.
Etxeberria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Etxeberria digs a right hand underneath Tessier's ribcage. Tessier let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A knee to the head by Etxeberria.
Etxeberria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Etxeberria.
Etxeberria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Etxeberria with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Etxeberria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Etxeberria landing knees to the head.
Etxeberria with a knee to the head.
Etxeberria tries to land a knee to the head but Tessier blocks with his arms.
Tessier struggles to land a body shot inside as Etxeberria controls his hands.
Etxeberria lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tessier tries a body shot but Etxeberria blocks it.
Tessier takes a shot to the head.
Tessier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Etxeberria tries a knee to the head but Tessier blocks it.
Etxeberria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tessier works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Etxeberria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tessier is trying to maintain a safe position but Etxeberria gets an underhook and turns Tessier into the cage.
Etxeberria managing to block the knees to the body from Tessier.
Etxeberria looking to throw knees to the head but Tessier is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Etxeberria.
Tessier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tessier is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Etxeberria pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Etxeberria looking to throw knees to the head but Tessier is blocking nicely.
Tessier wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tessier goes for a takedown in the clinch but Etxeberria prevents it.
Etxeberria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tessier blocks it with crossed arms.
Tessier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Etxeberria's elbow.
Etxeberria lands a shot to the body.
Etxeberria lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tessier looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Etxeberria has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Etxeberria is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Etxeberria.
Etxeberria pushes Tessier back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Etxeberria working Tessier over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria landing knees to the head.
Etxeberria lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Etxeberria using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Etxeberria.
Etxeberria tries a knee to the head but Tessier blocks it.
Etxeberria stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Etxeberria scores with a knee to the head.
Etxeberria throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Etxeberria with a knee to the head.
Tessier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Etxeberria lands a hook that snaps the head of Tessier backwards.
Etxeberria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Etxeberria working Tessier over with knees to the body.
Tessier struggles to land a body shot inside as Etxeberria controls his hands.
Etxeberria scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kemen Etxeberria showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tessier misses with a punch to the body.
Etxeberria lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Etxeberria landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Etxeberria prevents a body shot from Tessier.
A body shot lands from Etxeberria.
A short left from Etxeberria.
Etxeberria tries a knee to the head but Tessier blocks it.
Tessier tries to throw a body punch but Etxeberria avoids it by throwing Tessier back against the cage.
Etxeberria lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Etxeberria scores with a shot to the side of Tessier's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Etxeberria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Etxeberria has Tessier pressed against the cage, preventing Tessier from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Etxeberria pushes Tessier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Etxeberria utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Etxeberria lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tessier tries to throw a body punch but Etxeberria avoids it by throwing Tessier back against the cage.
Tessier takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tessier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Etxeberria lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tessier backwards.
Etxeberria lands a big knee to the head and Tessier goes down! Etxeberria pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kemen Etxeberria!
A determined Kemen Etxeberria didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!